Welcome to "Whats Cooking" Shoelaces NewsLetter    September Edition                                               September Facts SEPTEMBER Facts about September According to the Georgian calendar, September is the ninth month. But, on the Roman calendar, it was the seventh month. September has had 29 days, and 31 days; but, since the time of the emperor Augustus, it has had only 30 days. September is one of the warmest months in the Southern United States. Northern states have warm September days, but the nights get much cooler. It is also harvest time for crops. And, in Switzerland, it's called Harvest Month. Five Jewish holidays are celebrated in September or early October. They are Rosh Ha-Shanah, or New Year; Tzom Gedaliah, a fast day; Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles; and Simhat Torah, a day of rejoicing. On September 17th, both Citizenship Day and Consititution Day are observed in the United States. Mexicans and many Mexican-Americans will celebrate the Mexican Independence days on September 15 and 16.   LABOR DAY is the only legal holiday in September. It comes on the first Monday, and is celebrated in both the United States and Canada   Morning Glory is thhe flower for September.   Sapphire is the gem for September.                                                                                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Definitions on the Funny Side ADULT:     One who has stopped growing at both ends but continued in the middle.. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people. CHICKEN: The only animal you eat, both, before it is born and after it is dead. COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out. EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation. HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage. INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper. MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better. RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn. SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time. SKELETON: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off. TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction. TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today    Yawn                     An honest opinion openly expressed Wrinkles                                Other People have these. you have character lines                                                                                                                                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- School   Days Yes, It's really that time again, How many parents are saying a little pray of Thanks. LOL                                                                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means "Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation." Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's Cooking Index" Page 2: Group News Page 3: Mouthwatering Recipes